Man Rope?

Hi,

I hear them say no "man rope".

What is a "man rope"?

Thanks Ted

A rope rigged as a handrail on a gangplank or ladder.

Man Rope Reply --- Do I Understand?

Hi,

If I understand you correctly, it is a latter made of rope.

Kind of like what I have seen in movies when a net is thrown over board and the the person claims up it.

Do I understand correctly?


Thanks for the reply,
Best Regards
Sincerely,
Ted

rafdav said:

A rope rigged as a handrail on a gangplank or ladder.

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Tedm said:

Hi,

If I understand you correctly, it is a latter made of rope.

Kind of like what I have seen in movies when a net is thrown over board and the the person claims up it.

Do I understand correctly?


Thanks for the reply,
Best Regards
Sincerely,
Ted

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Tedm, What rafdav is describing is a safety-device that is used like this:

When you are on the ship and want to be on the shore, you walk along a gangplank that connects the ship to the shore. As you walk on the gangplank, you want to be safe, and want to have a handrail to grab just like you would in a building's-stairwell. The man-rope is a segment of rope that runs the length of the gangplank and is available for you to grab so you can balance yourself as you walk on the gangplank. A man-rope can also be used with a vertical ladder, for the same purpose. The ladder is not the rope-item. The rope is the safety-device that you grab to balance yourself as you climb up or down the ladder.

Here are a couple of examples, even though the Example 1 "gangplank" is between a tree-house and the ground.

Example 1

Example 2

Hope this helps,

in what Context ?? are you hearing this

Man the Rope ? ie: Get men foward and Aft to Man (Staff) the Rope to either lay-out of Haul

Tedm said:

Hi,

I hear them say no "man rope".

What is a "man rope"?

Thanks Ted

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Manytime called a Pilots Ladder to assist in transfer of the Pilot to/from the Vessel
http://www.seanews.com.tr/images/article/2013_09/110988/pilotcard_tn.jpg

Tedm said:

Hi,

If I understand you correctly, it is a latter made of rope.

Kind of like what I have seen in movies when a net is thrown over board and the the person claims up it.

Do I understand correctly?


Thanks for the reply,
Best Regards
Sincerely,
Ted

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Just to confirm the earlier information.

Manrope | Define Manrope at Dictionary.com

Mike

Thanks

I hear the Coast Guard always say this when ships come in on their VTS.

Thanks everyone who answered.